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The play of the godsBook 1980 • Östör, Ákos
Bengali • Asia > South Asia
Religious festivals (PUJA) are the main focus of this study. The author analyzes these festivals, examining in great detail in the process their performances, ideologies, and exegeses. For this study Öskör concentrates his attention on the festival o...Culture and powerBook 1984 • Östör, Ákos
Bengali • Asia > South Asia
This book is a study of legend (ITIHASA), theater (JATRA), ritual or festival (PUJA), and rebellion (ANDOLAN) as these structures exist in the town of Vishnupur, an administrative center located in the western area of West Bengal, India. This work is...